William hall



NV FEYERS. PHOTO LTHOGRAPHEH UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE'.

VILLIAM HALL, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING HORSES FROM RUNNING AWAY.

Specification of Letters Patent'No. 25,822, dated October 18, 1859.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM HALL, of the city of Indianapolis, county of Marion, and State of Indiana, have invented a new and Useful Machine for Preventing Horses from Running Away; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in attaching a framework to the upper part of the horses headstall or bridle, which is so constructed as to throw a blind across the horses eyes in a moment at the will of the rider or driver.

It may be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, where- Figure l represents the head of a horse with the frame attached, and Fig. 2 the horse is represented as being blinded. E ig. 3 is an end view of the frame and F ig. 4, the whole complete.

A A A is the frame work.

H and K are rollers forming sides to the frame upon which the ratchet wheel C and the drum wheel B are attached. y

D is a pawl, Gr the pawl line governing the ratchet wheel C.

I, I, I, I are loop holes to fasten the frame work to the horses bridle.

F is a black silk curtain.

E, E, are belts of heavy ribbon passing from the curtain F around the roller H. The wheel B contains a steel spring.

The mode of operating is by winding the curtain F around the shaft K which unwinds the belts E, E, and winds the spring in the roller B, when by the use of the ratchet wheel C and pawl D the curtain F and the spring in the wheel B are held wound up. Vhen the horse attempts to run away, the curtain is thrown across his eyes at the will of the driver, by pulling the line G which is attached to the pawl D, causing him to stop instantly.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The apparatus herein described, when constructed and operated in t-he manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

IVM. HALL.

I/Vitnesses R. S. GEE, O. H. HARRINGTON. 

